Merck MRK
NYSE MRK
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At close: Sep 18, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Merck (MRK) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026)

Merck's (MRK) quarterly Change in Cash came in at $1.5 billion in Q2 2026, up 326.56% year-over-year from $350.0 million in Q2 2025, and up 116.07% quarter-over-quarter from -$9.3 billion in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Merck (MRK) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Merck (MRK) has reported Change in Cash for 18 consecutive years, with $1.5 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Change in Cash rose 326.56% year-over-year to $1.5 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was -$1.2 billion, a 64.18% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $1.4 billion, down 78.59% from the prior year.
  • Change in Cash was $1.5 billion for Q2 2026 at Merck, up from -$9.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Change in Cash peaked at $10.2 billion in Q3 2025 and troughed at -$9.3 billion in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of -$70.9 million and a median of -$106.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Change in Cash.
  • Across the five-year window, Change in Cash slumped 768.23% in 2023 and surged 326.56% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Change in Cash stood at $1.5 billion in 2022, then slumped by 217.8% to -$1.8 billion in 2023, then grew by 22.16% to -$1.4 billion in 2024, then slumped by 160.58% to -$3.6 billion in 2025, then soared by 141.82% to $1.5 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Change in Cash figures came in at $1.5 billion (Q2 2026), -$9.3 billion (Q1 2026), and -$3.6 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Cash (Qtr)
1 Johnson & Johnson 650.65 Bn 629.89 Bn 17.26 Bn -1.27 Bn
2 AbbVie 466.34 Bn 459.82 Bn 12.70 Bn -2.82 Bn
3 Merck 362.11 Bn 355.02 Bn 12.21 Bn 1.49 Bn
4 Novartis Ag 267.81 Bn 260.52 Bn 11.24 Bn 739.00 Mn
5 Pfizer 157.31 Bn 145.91 Bn 10.94 Bn -727.00 Mn
6 Bristol Myers Squibb 128.75 Bn 117.69 Bn 9.25 Bn -861.00 Mn
7 Sanofi 51.80 Bn 44.84 Bn 10.79 Bn 929.89 Mn
8 Revolution Medicines 40.91 Bn 40.91 Bn - 374.50 Mn
9 BeOne Medicines 39.65 Bn 34.55 Bn 1.53 Bn 427.25 Mn
10 Incyte 25.18 Bn 20.65 Bn 1.57 Bn 521.24 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 1.49 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 -9.29 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -3.57 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 10.19 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -659.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -4.59 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.37 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 3.32 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 5.70 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.24 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -1.76 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 2.96 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 -4.07 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 -2.99 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 1.49 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 1.53 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 1.14 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 447.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -1.88 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 1.42 Bn